Feasibility study of implementing electronic commerce in petrochemical industries with a case study Online publication date: Sat, 20-Sep-2014
by Mohammad Reza Dalvand; Ali Nejat; Maziyar Nouraee; Ali Mohabati Jahromi; Mohammad Hadi Zohdi
International Journal of Business Information Systems (IJBIS), Vol. 17, No. 2, 2014
Abstract: Fast and increasing growth of electronic commerce (e-commerce) in developed countries and its resulting competitive advantages mean that those countries should revise dramatically their trade and commercial strategies and policies. Regarding the importance of petrochemical industry in Iran, the current paper studies the feasibility of implementing the e-commerce system in Isfahan's petrochemical unit. The statistical population of the study includes 29 senior managers and experts of the petrochemical industries. In the present research, senior managers and experts' opinions on feasibility have been examined and some feedbacks have resulted in from the opinions. The current research concludes that the organisation under study does not have favourable state either in software or in hardware. Implementation of the e-commerce system in petrochemical industries would reduce the average value of the transaction costs.
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